the "new and improved alphabet"

[nostamj]

hailtothechimp has a thread in GD which suggests that we all drop the letter "W" from our posts. not likely to happen but it did give me an idea for a new t-shirt design. so, in the interest of shameless self-promotion and the full knowledge it will soon drop into oblivion, i give you the "new and improved alphabet"

[Kamika]

1. pretty nice tshirt

it doesn't scream out the message either. I like it

[nostamj]

2. thanks! the subtlety...

was what i liked best. it's not in your face until you 'get' it...

then :wow:

[parasim]

3. Brilliant idea

Now what you need is a companion shirt that on the front it says "Sit on it" and on the back, way down at the bottom of the shirt is your missing W... :shrug:

Well, maybe not...

But, yours is a great idea, I think I'll be buying one of those.

[nostamj]

5. thanks! and a bow to hailtothechimp

for the inspiration.

i may do some other versions. i can offer it as a poster too... have to think about it.

[Bill McBlueState]

4. the letter W has only been around since the 11th century

so I think we could get along well without it!

found this:
http://www.adh.brighton.ac.uk/schoolofdesign/MA.COURSE/LAlphabet.html

[nostamj]

6. interesting!

W

The twenty-third letter of the alphabet, which only appeared in the 11th century. The sign `v' - which at the time had also the value of `u' - was doubled into the sign vv (called `double vay' in Norman French and `double u' in English. Consider pronunciations of `W' as in: two, sword, wreck and write; who, whole and whom (where it is silent); what and which; war, water, west, slow.

i'd rather keep the letter and lose the loser

[nostamj]

7. one desperate kick

futile, futile, i know...